Fadi Dornaika

Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numérique, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Ikerbasque

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Total Citations

913

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About

Fadi Dornaika is a versatile researcher whose work spans robotics, computer vision, and artificial intelligence, with enduring contributions that have shaped both foundational theory and emerging technologies. He is perhaps best known for his landmark 1995 paper on **hand-eye calibration**, which has accumulated an impressive 578 citations and remains a cornerstone reference for roboticists grappling with the challenge of determining spatial relationships between sensors and robotic manipulators. Building on this foundation, his 1998 work on simultaneous robot-world and hand-eye calibration (293 citations) advanced the field further by enabling the concurrent computation of multiple rigid transformations, offering more efficient and elegant solutions to complex robotic geometry problems. These two contributions alone have profoundly influenced how autonomous robotic systems perceive and interact with their environments. More recently, Dornaika has demonstrated remarkable intellectual range by turning his attention to the rapidly evolving domain of agentic AI. His 2025 comprehensive survey on agentic AI architectures and applications has already garnered 42 citations, signaling its early impact in clarifying a fragmented and fast-moving field. Taken together, his career reflects a rare combination of rigorous mathematical depth and forward-looking vision.